Meir
Yedid receiving a Presidential
Citation for his contributions
to magic from Society Of
American Magicians' National
President Vinny Grasso. The
surprise presentation took place
on December 16 at the
Rouclere-Zarrow annual holiday
party in Elmwood Park, New
Jersey.
(12/17/2011: A MagicTimes
photo).

The Magic Touch as Seen on Screens -
Wall Street Journal
"Movie magic" is one of the oldest
clichés in the hawker's handbook, but an
exhibition opening Saturday at the
Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria,
"Magicians on Screen," shows the deep
connection between the two.
Publ.Date : Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:55:57
GMT

Student magician reveals the secrets to
success - Globe and Mail
Since he was 10 years old, Remi Boudreau
dreamed of becoming a magician. Now at
22, the full-time student at Université
de Moncton is not only running a
successful magic company, but has also
been named a 2011 Student Entrepreneur
New Brunswick Champion by Advancing
Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE) and
CIBC...
Publ.Date : 2011-12-13T16:26:43Z

Brad Garrett In Talks for BURT
WONDERSTONE; Mark Moses Joins Season 2
of THE ... - Collider.com
Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond)
is in talks to join the comedy Burt
Wonderstone, which tells the story rival
magicians in Las Vegas. Steve Carell
stars as a more traditional magician who
is upstaged by a hip, dangerous
illusionist played by Jim Carrey. The
impressive cast also features James
Gandolfini, Olivia Wilde, and S teve
Buscemi. According to THR, Garrett will
play Carrell’s accountant, at least
until the magician fires him.
Publ.Date : Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:35:58
GMT

Illusionist appears down under
Forget bunnies drawn from hats and
attractive women being sawn in half, the
job of the illusionist is far from that
of the magician. Paul Kieve makes the
seemingly impossible look possible, but
don't mistake his work for a magician's.
Mr Kieve says an illusionist is
something very different.
Publ.Date : Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:24:25
-0800

Pulling Oohs and Aahs Out of Thin Air -
New York Times Blogs
Xavier the Magician does not think
rabbits are exciting. “I want people to
go ooh and aah,” he said. “Maybe when I
was in fifth grade a rabbit was
exciting. I did go aah for a rabbit
once.” Xavier — born Ernest Gutpon — was
a 10-year-old in Brooklyn when a
magician performed at his school in
1964. He stood on stage, before a
picture of a rabbit. The magician rolled
up the picture, and when he released it,
a real rabbit appeared....
Publ.Date : 2011-12-17T06:49:18Z